Kid Cudi
Cudi in 2010, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 30, 1984
Ethnicity: African-American, small amount of Mexican
Kid Cudi, also credited as Scott Mescudi and KiD CuDi, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, fashion designer, and actor. He is known for his tracks “Day N Nite” and “Make Her Say,” from his debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. Cudi has a unique style, which could be described as alternative hip-hop, with some rock influence. He is associated with artists like Kanye West and Common. He is part of hip hop duo The Scotts, with Travis Scott.
His father, Lindberg Styles Mescudi, had Mexican and African-American ancestry. His mother, Elsie Harriet (Banks), is African-American, originally from Tennessee. Both of Kid’s paternal grandparents were listed as being black on United States Censuses.
Kid has a daughter.
Kid’s paternal grandfather was Charles Manitow Mescudi (the son of Joseph Mescudi and Reina/Vaira Escudero/Escudara). Charles was born in either San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico or Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico. It is likely that Charles was of mixed Mexican-African ancestry.
Kid’s paternal grandmother was Essie Viola Lawson (the daughter of Ephraim/Epriam/Ephream/Ephriam Lawson and Flora/Floretta Swaney/Sweeney/Sweeny). Essie was black, and was born in Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania, to a Canadian-born father and a Pennsylvania-born mother.
Sources: http://newsroom.mtv.com
Genealogy of Kid Cudi (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Kid’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Charles Mescudi’s birthplace is listed as Mexico in his marriage registration (provided by bablah), draft registrations, 2 of his children’s death certificates, and the 1920 census. Regarding the marriage registration, his birthplace is listed specifically as St. Louis, Mexico. This is probably a mispronunciation of San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico. Also, looking at other examples of the writer’s handwriting, it seems Charles’ mother’s name was Reina Escudero. “Vaira” is typically a Latvian or Italian name. I could find only one Hispanic who ever lived with that name and they are alive currently. “Escudara” and “Escudera” are not names that I could find anywhere. The writer appears to have written as Escudera/o but it should be Escudero.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQK-1677
I can make out Joseph Mescudi and that his wife’s last name is Escudero.
He looks Mexican
If you say so
LOL. Am I look Japanese…
He doesn’t look mixed.